Musicians' Ratings of Good versus Bad Vocal and String Performances

1998 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Geringer ◽  
Clifford K. Madsen
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Tone Quality ◽  
Traditional Performance ◽  
Listener Ratings

This study continues a line of research attempting to ascertain the focus of musicians' attention when listening to music. It is the fifth study in a series structured to determine whether musicians demonstrate consistent listening patterns across excerpts intentionally designed to be perceived as good and bad performances. Soprano, tenor, violin, and cello excerpts varied considerably in intonation and tone quality and, to a lesser extent, in other performance aspects. In this study, 48 music students were asked to rate excerpts on traditional performance evaluation rating scales (phrasing/expression, intonation, rhythm, dynamics, tone quality) and give an overall rating. Results indicated that musician listeners consistently discriminated between the good and bad performances across all rating scales. Intonation was identified as the element most in need of improvement in performances. Significant differences were found also between the four timbres and the accompaniment conditions. Results of acoustical analyses that portray a variety of differences in the performances are discussed in relation to listener ratings.

A comparison of online and traditional performance evaluation systems

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Payne ◽  
Margaret Horner ◽  
Wendy Boswell ◽  
Amber Wolf ◽  
Stine-Cheyne Kelleen
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Traditional Performance

Perceived gender and client satisfaction in transgender voice work: comparing self and listener rating scales across a training program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sterling Quinn ◽  
Jennifer Oates ◽  
Georgia Dacakis
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scales ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Voice Training ◽  
Minimal Impact ◽  
Participant Satisfaction ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Listener Ratings

Background/Aim: Scales used to collect perceptual ratings related to a speaker’s gender are widely used in gender affirming voice training for trans individuals. Such scales may be used as outcome measures to gain insight into whether training has helped clients meet personal goals related to gender expression. These scales are also widely used in general research investigating the relationship between vocal characteristics and perceptions of speaker gender. However, past studies in these areas have varied in the terminology used to label rating scales and the impact of this variation is currently unknown. Additionally, research has not yet fully explored the relationship between self- and listener-ratings of trans participant voices and trans participant satisfaction with voice, and whether or not these relationships change after trans participants undertake gender affirming voice training. This research paper aimed to explore these relationships and address these research gaps. Methods: A group of 34 trans participants were asked to rate their voices before and after participating in gender affirming voice training. Trans participant voice samples from before and after training were also presented to a group of 25 listeners for rating. Perceptual ratings were made on two Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) with anchors ‘very feminine/very masculine’ and ‘very female/very male’. Trans participants also rated their satisfaction with their current voice on a VAS with anchors ‘very satisfied/very unsatisfied’. Correlation coefficients were calculated to investigate the relationship between collected ratings. Results: Differences in scale labels were found to have minimal impact on ratings made by both trans participants and listeners. Trans participant self-ratings were found to correlate with listener ratings, but this correlation was not strong Trans participant self-ratings had a consistently stronger relationship with their self-rated vocal satisfaction. The study contributed new findings that these differences may be more pronounced after trans participants have completed voice training. Discussion/conclusion: This study suggests that results from past studies that have used differently labelled scales to collect ratings related to gender perception based on voice are suitable to compare. This study also discusses the implications reported differences between trans participant self-ratings and listener ratings may have for research and clinical practice.

A Research on the Strategy-Oriented Management Process System of Local Party and Government Leaders’ Environmental–Protection Performances

2014 ◽  
Vol 722 ◽  
pp. 400-404
Author(s):  
Yong Huang ◽  
Jing Kun Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Process System ◽  
Traditional Performance ◽  
Local Party

This paper points out that the strategy-oriented management process system of local Party and government leaders’ environmental–protection performances is composed of six parts, i.e., the design of local government strategies, de-composition of strategic targets, development of the plans for local Party and government leaders’ environmental–protection performances, environmental performances tutorship and implementation, performance evaluation and the application of the evaluation results; analyzes the dynamic circular relations between the four vital links of the strategy-oriented management process system of local Party and government leaders’ environmental–protection performances; compares the differences between the strategy-oriented performance management process sys-tem and the traditional performance management process system. The conclusion obtained in this paper is of certain directive significance to building the management process system of local Party and government leaders’ environmental performances.

An SK BARS System: Ongoing Performance Management With Municipal Police

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Gillespie ◽  
Jennifer Z. Gillespie ◽  
Katherine A. Sliter ◽  
Mahyulee C. Colatat ◽  
Kevin P. Nolan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Performance Management System ◽  
Performance Management Systems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current Article ◽  
Municipal Police ◽  
Traditional Performance

We present a possible solution to two seemingly paradoxical issues: (a) widespread dissatisfaction with performance management and (b) increased demand for accountability in the public sector. The current article draws from our experience with a municipal police division to clarify and extend Smith and Kendall’s Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales process to an ongoing performance management system. The resulting system holds promise for being less perfunctory and paternalistic than traditional performance management systems, while fostering transparency and accountability.

scholarly journals Protocol: Comparing advantages and disadvantages of Rating Scales, Behavior Observation Scales and Paired Comparison Scales for behavior assessment of competencies in workers. A systematic literature review

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan A. Marin-Garcia ◽  
Lucia Ramirez Bayarri ◽  
Lorena Atares Huerta
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Paired Comparison ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Behavior Observation ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Revisión Sistemática ◽  
Assessment Of Competencies

<p>Protocolo: comparación de las ventajas e inconvenientes de las “Rating Scales”, “Behavior Observation Scales”, y “ Paired Comparison Scale” para la evaluación basada en comportamientos, de las competencias de los trabajadores de empresas. Una revisión sistemática de la literatura.</p><p> </p><p>This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: Identify the characteristics of each of the types of scale and how they differ from each other. Estimate the extent to which they are used by organizations in the assessment of skills of their employees. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of each. Propose which of them would be more appropriate for assessing the competence of innovation in people (performance evaluation, promotion of workers, recruitment, etc.) and the mode of administration (self, peer, expert assessment).</p><p>---------------------</p><p>Resumen Por tratarse de un protocolo para una revisión sistemática no existe un resumen propiamente dicho. En esta revisión nos planteamos los siguientes objetivos: identificar qué características tiene cada uno de los tipos de escala y cómo se diferencian unas de otras. Es-timar el grado en que son usadas, unas u otras, por las organizaciones en la evaluación de competencias de sus empleados. Resumir las ventajas e inconvenientes que presentan cada una de ellas en general y a la hora de evaluar la competencia transversal de innovación en las personas. Proponer cuál de ellas sería más adecuada, atendiendo a los ob-jetivos específicos de evaluación de la competencia de innovación en las personas (evaluación del desempeño, promoción de trabajadores, selección de personal, etc.) y el modo de administración (self, peer, expert assessment).</p><p>Palabras clave: Protocolo; Revisión Sitemática de literatura; Rating Scales; Behavior Observation Scales; Paired Comparison Scales; evaluación comportamiento.</p>

scholarly journals Adoption, Importance and Barriers to the Implementation of Contemporary Management Accounting Practices: Evidence from Egypt

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amani Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Contemporary Management ◽  
Traditional Performance

Nowadays, complexity in the business environment, and advanced technology intensified the challenges for more management accounting information to meet global competition. Therefore, contemporary management accounting practices have emerged which focused on financial and non-financial information to support managers’ decision making. The research aimed at examining the adoption, importance and barriers to the implementation of CMAPs. To achieve the research aim a list of forty MAPs, 171 questionnaires and factor analysis were used. In terms of MAPs adoption the results indicated 9 factors :fundamental TMAPs; control; WCM; performance evaluation non-financial; budgeting for planning cash flows ;contemporary decision support; traditional decision support; planning and capital budget practice. In terms of importance there are 10 factors; benchmarking practices; costing and decision support; fundamental TMAPs; traditional performance evaluation; control; contemporary performance evaluation; budget for planning day to day; WCM –MRP practice, product life cycle practice and performance evaluation – customer satisfaction. The main conclusion was the relative adoption of TMAPs are higher than CMAPs however, the Egyptian companies are realizing the importance of large number of CMAPs. Moreover, the research examined barriers that could limit the implementation of CMAPs and revealed that the highest barriers were; it takes longer time to change the societal values and practices, high degree of uncertainty avoidance and high cost to implement these advanced practices respectively.

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